The United States will be looking to extend its winning streak both in the gold medal count and overall medal count to the fourth and eight consecutive Olympic Games, respectively.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in soccer are not counted:[1]
The United States fielded a full-squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the open team and women's duet events by topping the list of five highest-ranked nations at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[1]
U.S. track and field athletes have achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024 either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by virtue of their world ranking in the events listed in the table (a maximum of 3 athletes each).[5]USATF kicked off their qualification period with the 2024 U.S Olympic Team Trials – Marathon in Orlando, Florida in February. Three women and two men punched their tickets to Paris with the third men's spot still up for grabs.[1]
To assure their selection to the team, athletes will compete in the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials on June 21-30, 2024, in Eugene, Oregon.[6] On February 21, 2024, USA Track & Field announces staff rosters in Olympic Games Paris 2024, included Stanley Redwine will be Men's Head Coach and LaTanya Sheffield will be Women's Head Coach in Track & Field.[7]
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
The U.S. men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of being one of the two highest-ranked teams from the Americas, securing its berth at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Indonesia-Japan-Philippines.[9][1]
Team roster On January 24, 2024, USA Basketball announced a 41-athlete player pool for the 2024 Olympic team. The team will be led by head coach Steve Kerr and assisted by Mark Few, Tyronn Lue, and Erik Spoelstra.[10] The final roster was named on 17 April 2024,[11] including three-time Olympic champion Kevin Durant, NBA’s all-time scoring leader LeBron James and the Olympic Games will be a first for Stephen Curry.[12]
United States men's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
First match(es) will be played: 29 July 2024. Source: FIBA Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
The U.S. men's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the world.[16][1] On February 8, 2024, USA Basketball announced that Joe Lewandowski will coach the 2024 team in Paris. Additionally, James Fraschilla will serve as assistant coach for the men's squad.[17][18]
The United States have so far qualified two breakdancers at the Olympics.[1] Victor Montalvo (Victor) qualified for the Games in the B-Boy dual category following his gold-medal victory at the 2023 World Championships in Leuven, Belgium.[23] Sunny Choi (Sunny) qualified following her gold-medal victory at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[24]
U.S. canoeists qualified one boat in each of the following distances via the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany;[26][27] and through the 2024 Pan American Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifiers in Sarasota. On March 22, 2024, 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Nevin Harrison became the first American to qualify for the Paris Games in any canoe or kayak event.[28]
The United States has qualified a team pursuit of four track cyclists; and one male athletes to compete in the omnium events; via the 2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking.[30]
U.S. mountain bikers secured a women's quota place in the Olympic cross-country race by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Congonhas, Brazil.
U.S. riders received a single quota place in the men's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Riobamba, Ecuador.
U.S. divers have secured two quota places each in the men's synchronized springboard and women's synchronized platform for Paris 2024 by attaining a top-three finish from the list of nations eligible for qualification at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[32][33] Team USA also secured two quota places via the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
U.S. fencers have qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil and women's team épée for the Games at the World Cup.[37][38][39] On February 29, 2024, 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Lee Kiefer, three-time medalist Alexander Massialas and 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Nick Itkin became the first fencers to qualify for the Paris Olympics.[40] On March 4, 2024, the women's saber and men's saber squads qualified for the Olympics via the World Cup, Zonal Championships and World Championships.[41] On March 5, 2024, a 18-year-old fencer Colin Heathcock won the gold medal at the Tunis Grand Prix and Padua World Cup, punching his ticket to his first Olympic Games.[42]Eli Dershwitz also qualified in both the individual and team events for the men's saber.[43] On March 20, 2024, Gerek Meinhardt clinched his spot in both the individual and team events for the men's foil, being headed to his fifth Games.[44]Elizabeth Tartakovsky, Tatiana Nazlymov, Magda Skarbonkiewicz, Lauren Scruggs, and Jackie Dubrovich also qualified in both the individual and team events for the women's saber and foil.[45][46][47] On March 28, 2024, Anne Cebula, Hadley Husisian, and Margherita Guzzi Vincenti qualified in the women's épée and Mitchell Saron in the men's saber for both the individual and team events.[48][49]
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
The United States has entered a full squad in artistic gymnastics.[1] Five female gymnasts qualified for Paris after achieving a gold-medal victory in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, England.[54][55][56] Meanwhile, five male gymnasts qualified for Paris by virtue of a top-nine finish in the team all-around at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
The United States has qualified two gymnasts. One female athletes qualified for the women's trampoline competition by finishing in the top eight at the 2023 World Championships in Birmingham, England; and one male athletes qualified for the men's trampoline through the final ranking of 2023–2024 World Cup series.[57]
America modern pentathletes have qualified a single quota place for Paris 2024. Jessica Davis secured one of two available spots for North, Central and Caribbean Americas in the women's event at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[59][1]
Athlete
Event
Fencing (épée one touch)
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
U.S. rowers have qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Five rowers earned their spots at 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 4-7, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida.[60]
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
U.S. shooters have achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022 and 2024 Championships of the Americas, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[66] The first five athletes were named in January 2024.[1][67] The U.S. shooting squad will be named based on the aggregate scores obtained by the shooters at two stages of the 2023–24 Olympic Trials (fall and spring).
On March 18, 2024, three-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock won the U.S. Olympic Trials in skeet and will lead the eight-person team in shotgun events at the Paris Games.[68][69]Ivan Roe, Keith Sanderson, Sagen Maddalena, Mary Tucker, and Katelyn Abeln also qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 Team Trials.[70][71] Five shooters qualified in smallbore events for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 after the conclusion of U.S. Olympic Trials.[72]
The U.S. has qualified five climbers for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1][63]Colin Duffy and Emma Hunt secured their spots in the men's combined and women's speed after winning silver medals at the 2023 World Championships in Bern, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Piper Kelly, Samuel Watson, and Jesse Grupper qualified for Paris in the women's speed, men's speed, and men's combined after winning gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[73]
The U.S. has qualified five surfers (three female and two male) to the Olympic sailing competition in Tahiti.[1] The first quota was awarded for the victory in the women's team event at the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach, California, and the other three quotas were awarded after finishing among the top eight (women) and top ten (men) of those eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings.[74]
Katie Grimes became the first U.S. athlete to qualify by name for the Games after placing third at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[1] To assure their selection to the U.S. team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual pool event under the Olympic qualifying cut at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials held on June 15–23, 2024, in Indianapolis, Indiana.[75][76]
U.S. swimmers have achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[77]
The United States has entered a full women's squad into the table tennis competition at the Games by virtue of the top two results in the women's team competition at the 2023 Pan American Table Tennis Championship in Havana, Cuba.[78] On March 1, 2024, Lily Zhang qualified for the Paris Olympics, becoming the first American player to claim their spot by name.[79] The remaining two team members were determined through the U.S. Olympic Trials held on March 21-24, 2024, in West Monroe, Louisiana,[80] with Amy Wang and Rachel Sung earning their spots to compete in Paris.[81]
The main qualifying criterion will be the players' positions on the ATP and WTA ranking lists published on June 10, 2024. Coco Gauff became the first U.S. tennis player to mathematically clinch a spot in the Olympic field, setting up her Olympic debut in Paris. She has accumulated enough points and guaranteed to be among the top four U.S. women's singles players at the end of the 12-month Olympic qualifying window.[83]
The United States has confirmed four quota places (two per gender) in the triathlon events for Paris after the six highest-ranked NOCs will be allocated the same number of places based on the World Triathlon mixed relay rankings of 25 March 2024.[84] Triathlete Morgan Pearson and Taylor Knibb qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team at the 2023 World Triathlon Olympic Games Test Event Paris.[85][86]
The United States qualified five weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Hampton Morris (men's 61 kg), Wesley Kitts (men's 102 kg), Jourdan Delacruz (women's 49 kg), Olivia Reeves (women's 71 kg) and Mary Theisen-Lappen (women's +81 kg), secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight division based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.[90]
The United States has so far qualified thirteen wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Seven of them qualified for the Games by virtue of top five results in their respective division via the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[91][92] Meanwhile, six other athletes later qualified by advancing to the final round at the 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.[93][94]
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
France is the host nation of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland.
Great Britain, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA) which represents the United Kingdom, is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. British athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland.
India is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since 1920, although they made the team's official debut in Paris 1900.
Australia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Australian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Brisbane will stage the 2032 Summer Olympics, Australia and the United States, the next nation to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, will march before the homebound French team enters Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.
Germany is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after its reunification in 1990.
Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited because of the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott.
Brazil is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Brazilian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1920 onwards, except for Amsterdam 1928.
Colombia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics except for Helsinki 1952.
Denmark is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904.
Ireland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating its centenary of the team's debut as an independent country in the same venue. Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Nazi-ruled Berlin 1936.
Canada is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Since Canada's debut in 1900, Canadian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for United States-led boycott.
Argentina is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Argentine athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for three occasions: the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904 and Stockholm 1912; and Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.
Cuba is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Puerto Rico is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the territory's twentieth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Italy is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Italian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, with the disputed exception of St. Louis 1904 in which one Italian may have competed.
Spain is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1920 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany because of the nation's civil war and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
Mexico is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twenty-fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Belgium is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the country's debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904.
The People's Republic of China is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952.
Serbia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
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